CVE-2020-7818
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
DaviewIndy 8.98.9 and earlier has a Heap-based overflow vulnerability, triggered when the user opens a malformed PDF file that is mishandled by Daview.exe. Attackers could exploit this and arbitrary code execution.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.24%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 68
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-20
- CWE-787
References
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